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# Arduino Portenta CAT.M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ASX00027 · **Brand:** [Arduino](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/arduino-australia) · **GTIN:** 7630049202962
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Bring cellular communication and positioning to your Portenta boards.

## Pricing

- **Price:** $129.95 (inc GST) — $118.14 AUD, exc GST
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## Description

Add cellular low-power wide area networking and multi-constellation positioning to a Portenta project. The shield integrates a Cinterion TX62 wireless module by Thales to deliver Cat.M1 and NB-IoT cellular links together with GNSS positioning.

Use it to build asset tracking, remote monitoring and smart-city endpoints that need long battery life and wide coverage. The shield plugs onto Portenta boards and can also be used with Arduino MKR form-factor boards, plus it supports GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou for global positioning.

**Technical Specifications**

- Wireless module: Cinterion TX62 (Thales).
- Cellular protocols: LTE Cat.M1, NB-IoT (NB1/NB2); 3GPP Release 14 compliant.
- UMTS support: UMTS bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12(17), 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 66, 71, 85.
- LTE data rates: 
    - Cat.M1: DL up to 300 kbps, UL up to 1.1 Mbps.
    - Cat.NB1: DL up to 27 kbps, UL up to 63 kbps.
    - Cat.NB2: DL up to 124 kbps, UL up to 158 kbps.
- Short Messaging Service (SMS): point-to-point mobile terminated (MT) and mobile originated (MO) text mode; PDU mode supported.
- GNSS: supports GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou.
- Power profile: low-power cellular design (module choice optimised for battery operated IoT applications).
- Antenna: default shield option does not include GSM/UMTS antenna; external antenna connection supported (antenna sold separately).

**Additional Resources**

- [Docs](https://docs.arduino.cc/hardware/portenta-cat-m1-nb-iot-gnss-shield)

**What’s Included**

- 1 x Portenta Cat. M1/NB IoT GNSS Shield (shield only; GSM/UMTS antenna sold separately).

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/A/S/ASX00027-5.jpg)